Palos Park vs South Barrington

A side-by-side comparison of Palos Park and South Barrington: population, income, housing, and more.

Palos Park and South Barrington are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Barrington has the higher population (5,004 vs 4,832 in Palos Park). South Barrington has the higher median household income ($211,083 vs $126,263 in Palos Park). South Barrington has the higher median home value ($986,300 vs $469,900 in Palos Park).

Population, income & housing

	Palos Park	South Barrington
Population	4,832	5,004
Median age	60.6 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$126,263	$211,083
Median home value	$469,900	$986,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,917
Housing units	2,208	1,713
Homeownership rate	90.0%	98.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.0%	71.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palos Park	South Barrington
Population	4,842 → 4,832 (-0.2%)	4,923 → 5,004 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$102,361 → $126,263 (+23.4%)	$138,828 → $211,083 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$418,600 → $469,900 (+12.3%)	$802,200 → $986,300 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,668 → $1,574 (-5.6%)	—

Palos Park

Population

4,8424,832

Median household income

$102,361$126,263

Median home value

$418,600$469,900

Median gross rent

$1,668$1,574

South Barrington

Population

4,9235,004

Median household income

$138,828$211,083

Median home value

$802,200$986,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palos Park	South Barrington
Under 5	1.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	23.1%
18 to 24	1.1%	3.2%
25 to 34	5.0%	2.3%
35 to 44	8.0%	8.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	20.3%
55 to 64	22.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	23.0%	15.7%
75 and over	15.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palos Park	South Barrington
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	50.1%
Black or African American	3.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	45.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palos Park	South Barrington
No high school diploma	3.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	24.0%	7.6%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palos Park	South Barrington
Drove alone	61.5%	72.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.1%
Public transit	2.3%	3.9%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.9%	18.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palos Park	South Barrington
1-unit, detached	70.4%	98.2%
1-unit, attached	15.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palos Park	South Barrington
Poverty rate	6.9%	1.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1974	1994